That snippet is in the as_rss_1_0 subroutine. I guess I could easily hack the module to work correctly, I was wondering if it was something someone else had conquered already and prevent tampering with the module as it sits in CPAN.

I misspoke earlier, as my requirements get longer to explain: I need modules that are PP or do not require the compilation of modules not already on my hosting platform. They will not add anymore perl modules in the common area so I am missing such essentials as DateTime and XML::LibXML.